This is an analysis of the poem Under Your Spell that begins with:
When I first saw you,
I should have fled the other way....
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: XabcX cdXebdec X f XfX X XXabX
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,8,1,1,3,1,5,
- Closest metre: iambic trimeter
- Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 11111 11110101 1101011010 101 0010101 11011 1 1111010 11011101 111011 0111101 111011 1010010 1111 01 1 0101 110101 10 110 01001 11011 11101010010 110100110111
- Amount of stanzas: 7
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 79
- Average number of words per stanza: 15
- Amount of lines: 24
- Average number of symbols per line: 22 (very short strings)
- Average number of words per line: 4
Mood of the speaker:
There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.
The speaker asks many questions. Perhaps, he or she is in confusion.
The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; to is repeated.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of Under Your Spell;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!
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